AAEON has introduced its first autonomous robot controller RBX-I2000 which utilizes hardware-integrated time synchronization to obtain a substantial improvement on existing outdoor autonomous mobile robot technology. Powering its sophisticated mechanism is the 11th Generation Intel Core i7/i5/i3/Celeron Processor SoC, which boasts 4 cores and 8 threads for accurate algorithmic processing. Such an advanced processing unit means the RBX-I2000 is equipped with the power necessary for hardware-based time synchronization, which is channeled via an I/O featuring four 1PPS and ToD output ports to improve sensor fusion on two connectors.
Its 4-channel sync ports enhance connectivity options and facilitate multiple sensor synchronization, with each port supporting two channels of 9600bps and 115200bps. As a result, the combination of T-BOX time synchronization and built-in Xsens MTi-670 9-axis IMU support allows the RBX-I2000 to use Movella Xsens RTK to produce centimeter-level positional data. By moving away from solely software-based time synchronization, the RBX-I2000’s latency is reduced from the standard 100 ~ 200 microseconds to approximately 20 nanoseconds.
Key Features
- 11th Generation Intel Core i7/i5/i3/Celeron Processor SoC
- Max. up to 64G DDR4 3200MHz dual channel memory, non-ECC type
- Support M.2 M key PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe SSD, max. up to 2TB capacity
- One M.2 E key for Wi-Fi/BT module card
- One mini PCIe slot for PEAK CANbus module card
- Four-channel 1pps + GPS data for LIDAR, Xsens and another robot sensor
- Comprehensive interface of Ethernet, USB, RS-232/485, extend power output, GPIO
- Integrated 2/3D LIDAR SLAM script
- Build-in BMI160 6-axis IMU
- Operating temp range is from 0˚C to 50˚C